Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Rising Toll on Migrants Leaves Europe in Crisis; 900 May Be Dead at Sea

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Europe’s Migrant Crisis

Europe’s Migrant Crisis

Humanitarian experts predict the number of migrants who die crossing the Mediterranean Sea in 2015 could reach record levels.

By Quynhanh Do on Publish Date April 20, 2015. Photo by Alessandra Tarantino/Associated Press.ROME — European leaders were confronted on Monday with a humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, as estimates that as many as 900 migrants may have died off the Libyan coast this weekend prompted calls for a new approach to the surging number of refugees crossing from Africa and the Middle East.